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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

A Stinky Success

Christopher has been the in the "season of potty training" since last week(I was running low on diapers... ahaha). In the mornings I've been putting underwear (AKA big boy pants or BBP) on him by request. But they usually came off mid morning after the 2nd or 3rd accident or naptime, if I survived that long:)

But this week, he's been doing GREAT!! Yesterday I went into town and he stayed dry the entire time.... he did use a bathroom at every stop though.... just something about using a different bathroom:) And yesterday in the morning before I left for town he staying dry for an hour and a half without using the potty once!!

Anyway, it's been a great experience this time. I"m not using any one method although after using 3 Day Potty Training for 2 weeks I think the kids had most of the training down they just needed the encouragement and motivation.

I finally figured out that Christopher much, much, much prefers to stand while pee-peeing and his motivation has been gum (leftover gum from Halloween)!!

Our final step in this "season" for Christopher was to have a BM or "stinky" on the potty. Today after lunch Brian caught him in the corner and we put him on the potty before he had really started.

Of course, I had to get the camera for this anticipated moment.... he'll thank me in 20 years, maybe 30 years.... right??

After a few minutes of waiting (thanks to Anna for entertaining him), he had is 1st "Stinky Success"!!!!!! When he heard the splash, he jumped off and peared into the potty and was sooo excited!!!

He DID IT!!! HE DID IT!!!!

We were all soo excited!!!

Then he realized his accomplishment came with a HUGE reward.... his ambulance!! The toy that had been sitting on the highest shelf ready for this Success!!

He couldn't wait to get it down and open it!!

He was sooo glad to get the little toy and drive it on his roadway rug:) He and Anna played with that little Brio toy ambulance as quietly as little mice for 15 minutes at least while I took pictures of them:)

Earlier I had debated about just giving him the toy because he really, really wanted to play with it and because this Success seemed months, even years away.....

But I'm sooo glad that I stuck to my "strict" plan !!! After he made his stinky he was even more excited becasue he remembered what his reward was going to be:) And I'm glad he was able to feel like he accomplished something great!

I asked him for his naptime if he wanted diaper or keep his BBP on..... he wanted his BBP, of course..... He's a Big Boy now:)

This was his 1st Success.... I'm hoping for many, many more!! BUt I felt like this was the one thing holding him back from being completely potty-ready.... and now that we've crossed this bridge, I feel like we're almost done.... He might actually be potty trained by 3 yrs old!! I would have never thought that possible in September!!

Wow I'm so glad that you stuck with the plan. Now he knows that you mean what you say. Your "yes" means yes and your "no" means no. Matt 5:37a Wasn't it great to be able to reward him with a long awaited "prize". Good job "both" of you!! May there be many more successful stinkies in the future!!!

As far as the picture goes, Eric loved his and even it had on the slide show at his high school graduation in front of hundreds of people. I think "I" was the one who wished I had never taken it. I'm not sure how well it went with all the Arabs in the audience. Oh well, it was one of his accomplishments. Right???

The Crew

We are a young family with 4 little sweet blessings!! Together we are learning to love the Lord, each other, our extended family, friends and our neighbors!

Anna is 12 and is the best big sister around!! She works hard in home school enjoying math, science and history! During play she likes being Lydia and Chris' teacher as well as practicing the piano, working with horses and her bunny, Mr Darcy, and

Christopher is 11 and is the definition of "all boy"... LEGOS, fishing, tools and weapons! He loves math and retains details from stories and history amazingly well. We love his drawings and stories, his fort building skills and his compassionate heart. Chris blogs about his drawings.

Lydia is feisty and mature at 9!! She's a princess tomboy... One minute she's sword fighting with her brothers, the next minute she is making bracelets with her sister. Lydia loves reading! Her servant's heart and her contagious smile make her a joy! Lydia blogs about the pets at our house.

Nate is our busy 6 yr old!! He loves his siblings and tries to keep up with them!! He provides the entertainment and a lot of the distractions in our days. It's an exciting time watching him learn new things every moment. We all adore his funny statements and crazy antics!